Pike Grenadins
Origin: Paris, France
Source: Auguste Escoffier, 1907
Ingredients
- pike fillets, skinned
- truffles
- white wine
- fish cooking stock (fond de cuisine)
- butter
Instructions
- Cut the skinned pike fillets into oval-shaped escalopes (thin slices). Lard these escalopes with truffles, inserting thin strips into the flesh.
- Poach the escalopes gently in a combination of white wine, fish stock (fond de cuisine), and butter until just cooked through.
- At the last moment, glaze the escalopes with the reduced poaching liquid. Arrange them in a turban shape (a circular mound or ring) on the serving dish.
- Serve with any sauce or garnish suitable for pike.